Large Painted and Lacquered Leather Book Binding

Description:

Large Painted and Lacquered Leather Book Binding, Persia, 19th century, depicting figures in a garden enjoying a celebration and eating, drinking, dancing, and playing music, bordered by smaller scenes of courtly pursuits and scrolling arabesques, with gilt and copper details, 24 x 17 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Some areas of loss/flaking concentrated at edges, surface scuffs and minor pigment transfer, deep scratch and punctures upper right.


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